Show Me the Future

Steps:

1. Click on this link - Show Me the Future - to find your new identity. Make sure you read all of the directions below before beginning.

2. Listen to the audio introduction then fill in the boxes. Use an alias for your nickname (e.g. "Silly Sally"). You may use your real school name, grade, and zip code. Begin paying some bills to see if you can afford your lifestyle with the job given to you.

3. When you get to the Job screen, you can select a different job choice by clicking on the "Regenerate" button until you find a career you are interested in. Take a screenshot of your chosen job, save, and post to your online presence.

4. Click the "Continue" button to proceed through each choice and travel on the map to the listed expenditure areas (housing, food, charity, childcare, etc.)

5. When you have paid all of your bills, click on the "Checkbook", take a screenshot (Print Screen) to post on your Electronic Portfolio.

6. If time permits, play more than once and see if you can get a different ending based on different decisions.

7. If time permits, play more than once and see if you can get a different ending based on different decisions.

Adding Your Screenshot

to Your Electronic Portfolio

  • Open up Paint (Start->Accessories->Paint)

  • Paste (CTRL+V) your screenshot into Paint

  • Click File->Save As and save your screenshot as a .JPEG or .JPG file to your My Documents Folder titled Show Me the Future

  • Log into your Electronic Portfolio and Create a New Page. Title this page Show Me the Future.Click Create.

  • Click on Insert and insert the Show Me the Future image that you saved to your My Documents folder.

  • Click Save

Adding Your Show Me the Future Webpage to the

Sidebar on Your Electronic Portfolio

Follow the directions below to do this:

  • Click Save (top right of your page)

  • Click on the Honeycomb (settings) button (top right) and select Edit Site Layout

  • Click My Links on your Sidebar on the left side of your website.

  • Select Add Page

  • Locate your Show Me the Future page and select it.

  • Click OK, OK, Close